Michelle Ballance

Alongside person-centred counselling, Michelle draws on CBT to address patterns of thinking and behaviour, Gestalt to support awareness in the present moment, Transactional Analysis to understand relational dynamics, and polyvagal-informed therapy to support nervous system regulation and safety. These approaches are offered collaboratively rather than applied rigidly.

She has completed three years of advanced counselling training and holds full professional insurance. Her experience includes counselling roles with local agencies in Torbay, among them Age UK and the Shekinah Mission, alongside her own private practice. She supports clients with anxiety, low mood and depression, trauma, sleeplessness, bereavement, relationship difficulties, work-related stress and concerns about self-esteem and confidence, and has experience of working with autistic and ADHD clients.